Best PlacesTrosky, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trosky, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Trosky ranks 6,039th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trosky
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Trosky's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trosky ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Household income$117,817 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Trosky ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trosky
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trosky home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,817, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Trosky's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trosky
Trosky runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trosky.
Who works in Trosky, and how
Work in Trosky centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Trosky
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trosky.
What the weather is like in Trosky, month by month
Trosky sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 60° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Trosky
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trosky
Schools across Trosky average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pipestone ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Edgerton ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pipestone MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Pipestone Senior HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trosky school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trosky measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Trosky against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trosky
Is Trosky a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trosky ranks 6,039th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trosky expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,497. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $117,817 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Trosky safe?
Yes, Trosky is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Trosky with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trosky. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trosky represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Trosky detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trosky: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trosky: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trosky: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trosky: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trosky detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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